diff --git a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
index 8cadddeb5..96130e6e8 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@ In order to send email, NetBox needs an email server configured. The following i
 * TIMEOUT - Amount of time to wait for a connection (seconds)
 * FROM_EMAIL - Sender address for emails sent by NetBox
 
+Email is sent from NetBox only for critical events. If you would like to test the email server configuration please use the following:
+
+```
+# python ./manage.py nbshell
+### NetBox interactive shell (jstretch-workstation)
+### Python 3.6.8 | Django 2.2.10 | NetBox 2.7.4
+### lsmodels() will show available models. Use help(<model>) for more info.
+>>> from django.core.mail import send_mail
+>>> send_mail('Test Email Subject', 'Test Email Body', 'noreply-netbox@example.com', ['users@example.com'], fail_silently=False)
+```
 ---
 
 ## EXEMPT_VIEW_PERMISSIONS